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    New Scholarship (looking for teachers to get the word out)

    I have created a new scholarship for people looking to attend college and I was wandering if there was other TMC members that are either website administrators or Teachers/Administration. One essay option is to write about the future of sustainable energy so I thought we might have some TMC...
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    Who owns, What is the old grocery store off of leetsdale

    So I will include pictures soon but I thought I would give the owner a chance to reach out :), I saw someone in a tesla meeting someone at the old (Albertsons?) A couple days later I saw what looked like a whole bunch of cars covered up with car covers and a Roadster and a Model S drive inside...
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    needed a place to get rid of an ugly post number

    move along, nothing to see here :)
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    Someone on craigslist wanting to interview PowerWall owners

    http://denver.craigslist.org/vnn/5014062427.html No clue who this is but thought it was curious to see a post titled "Tesla Powerwall" on the denver craigslist news and event section. I was about to post a reward for my stolen key/phone/car which will most likely go nowhere but its a worth a...
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    My Car (non tesla) Got stolen

    Yesterday my car got stolen while it was running at my front door. It was raining so I went to take my two infants inside and when I came back out to move my car it was gone. It happened in Aurora, Co and I have to say the police response left a lot to be desired. I was able to track them to an...
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    First day of work at Tesla after Orientation

    I have a friend who started at Tesla yesterday with orientation, and today was his first actual day. He sold a Model S on his first day and gets to drive home a P85D !!! sick.
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    Tesla is supplying 4 MWh in storage for Solar city/Walmart deal next year.

    I think we will hear about more upcoming battery storage as we close out the year. http://investors.solarcity.com/common/mobile/iphone/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=884264&CompanyID=AMDA-14LQRE&mobileid= Here is an older article about tesla testing these batteries to reduce peak load at Fremont...
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    100 Model X Betas

    From the conference call It seemed like Elon was implying they would build 100+ model X Betas .... did anyone else hear it that way? If they are going to build that many of them surely we will see one before long (spy shot) ... Then again maybe they will wait untill after the big reveal to...
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    Security Based lending

    I am looking to buy a home soon and instead of selling TSLA I was considering a stock based loan. I was curious if anyone has gone this route with their TSLA investment or another security and if they have any recommendations for a company to use or company's to stay away from. Thanks in advance.
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    What is the best way to get analyst reports?

    These analyst get better information than me (some of them anyway). There are a few analyst reports I would really like to receive for TSLA mostly but also for some other stocks they cover. What is the best way to go about getting these? Do these guys cater to personal Investors at all? I sent a...
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    Credit Suisse Report and 10 percent more energy per cell

    There were a few sections of the Credit Suisse report that seemed fascinating to me. The most intriguing part that they seemed to present as fact is "Powertrain Costs: At start of Model X production, Tesla will be using a next-gen Drive Unit and battery cells that are 10%+ more energetic...
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    Model X -alpha (or beta) and its affect on the stock

    Elon said in about a week they would have Model X alphas. If I recall correctly after that he said something about them having less of a role then they did on the Model S because in 3 or 4 months they would have Betas out. Do ya'll think they will show the Alphas to the world? My December...
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    A Real life example of a dealership trying to sell a Tesla Model S

    The details listed as you read through this are terrible. Has none of the information you want to see and a bunch of mislabled boxes that are designed for ICE's Engine:Unspecified Fuel Type: Gas For a car of this price this misinformation is staggering to me. Tesla s Base Sedan 4...
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    best place for cheap 18650 cells that wont blow up on me :)

    This may be wrong thread but I am looking for some replacement 18650's for my power drill and figured there would not be a better place to ask where I should get them. I know there are many experts here and would love your suggestions. My limitations are I only need a few cells. I am thinking...
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    Speed of Model X ramp up (rough numbers)

    So Elon mentioned in the earnings call that this ramp up would happen very fast and they needed to make sure and have the design right so they did not have to issue any recalls. I believe either Spring or late spring was mentioned for when the ramp up would begin. The model X tally page ( Model...
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    New Braunfels Tesla Owners

    I am always on the lookout for Teslas everywhere I go and see quite a few of them in San Antonio. I have seen fewer in New Braunfels but I have still seen quite a few here. I was curious if any of the forum members were Model S owners in N.B. Cheers
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    Daughter is having open heart surgery tommorow

    My sweet little 8 month old daughter is having Open heart surgery tomorrow at 7:30 am and any prayers would be greatly appreciated. (I apologize for how off topic this is)
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    Bloomberg Hour long special - Where are Tesla direct sales ...(april 17)

    Where Are Tesla Direct-Sales Battle Lines Drawn?: Video - Bloomberg A good video. Shows a very supportive Jalopink which is a nice change from their earlier coverage of TSLA. Also shows someone calling out one of the dealerships representatives on some of their bs.
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    Mercedes Head: Tesla Has No Network, Limited Potential (Forbes Article)

    Mercedes Head: Tesla Has No Network, Limited Potential - Forbes It seems that Mercedes and other have noticed how many 100k + cars Tesla is selling. The following are a few of the most telling quote in my opinion. "Folks are buying a Tesla now because they’re kind of cool, but if you’re a...
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    Video of UK store opening

    I saw a link earlier but can not seem to find it. Someone please post the video of today's store opening! Btw .... Congrats on a great Tesla Day! So much positive news out there right now
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    Elon Tweets that 135 kw superchargers are coming to US next year.

    In case anyone missed this someone asked Elon yesterday about 135 kw superchargers coming to US and he said to look for it next year.
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    Elon mentions supplier issues

    I am trying to find the audio/video when elon mentioned the supplier issues. I remember he gave a breakdown that some were having difficulty ramping up in time. He said something like 1 percent of them were not going to be able to scale at all. Anyone with a better memory then me able to...
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    My next car will be a Tesla

    I just went from driving a ford Expedition (I know) to a ford escape hybrid .... it more than doubled my gas mileage and still can do most of what I need it too. My next car will be a used Model X or a new Model E depending on a number of factors.
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    Investing in Panasonic as a side-play in Tesla

    My brother and law would like to invest in Panasonic to catch some of the upside from Tesla's huge battery demand but when I was looking there are a few different tickers and I am not sure which one is the right one to invest in. I was hoping someone could provide some clarification on this.
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    Tesla to join MSCI index august 30th

    Tesla Gains 2%, MSCI Adds to Index - Stocks To Watch - Barrons.com How significant is this? Are there many funds that track this like the QQQ fund for the Nasdaq 100
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    Gallons saved / Oil tankers saved

    I really like how on the home page for the Chevy Volt you can see how many gallons have been saved. I really wish there was something that was updated from the miles driven from the Tesla fleet. Has anyone heard any discussion about this. Any other interest in this?
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    New all-solid sulfur-based battery outperforms lithium-ion technology ?

    I know there are a ton of battery claims weekly but this one sounds interesting ... Anyone who can weigh in on the Validity of this article? curious if the process to make these batteries would be cheap when scaling? would be great to turn by product of oil into a Grid storage Device. New...
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    Share ownership breakdown

    I am trying to find the breakdown for who owns what percent of company ... such as Elon 20 percent Daimer 15 percent fidelity 10 percent .... these are just made up numbers ... can anyone point me to a list or somewhere I can find the list? Thanks in advance
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    Fireside chat Elon musk and outgoing energy secretary Steven Chu

    It is tommorow and other notables "Other speakers at the ARPA-E summit Tuesday include T. Boone Pickens and Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.). " "The annual summit of the Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will really get rolling." the above two "quoted" areas...
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    Anyone else worried the stock might rebound early tomorrow before you get in

    I guess it would be a good problem to have but after reading through the shareholder letter and listening to the conferance call I see a lot of really positive news. Profitable for q1 is huge!. I was also very glad I heard Texas Supercharger and within months so near to each other :). I have...
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    Visited the Park Meadows Tesla Store in Denver Co- sold out of some merchandise :)

    Spent my Christmas in Denver with my Mother and Law and had to take a trip to the nearest Tesla store since I was so close. I had been to a get amped event but had yet to see a store. It was a great experience to see other people excited about Tesla. There was the occasional remark I heard such...
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    Event In NYC on 12/6

    My friend just got a job with a catering company as a bartender and his first event is on Dec. 6th and is for Tesla Motors. Any idea what this event might be? has anyone been invited?